MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED

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                                       MEDICAL LESSONS LEARNED
                                         DESERT SHIELD/STORM


          CATEGORY:  Blood

          ISSUE/ITEM NO:

          SUBJECT:  Donor Recruitment

          BACKGROUND:   Short-notice  recruitment  of  blood  donors  can  be  a  significant
          challenge :to blood donor centers.   Numerous methods are used at  the  base  level,
          including assignment of quotas to units, media solicitation, and others.

          DISCUSSION:   One base developed a separate roster  for  coding  of  all  potential
          donors, military and civilian, who  indicated  a  willingness  to  volunteer.  This
          facilitates rapid access to individuals and  those  units  with  large  numbers  of
          volunteers.    This information could be  a  vital  asset  in  filling  short-notice
          taskings or filling specific group/type requirements.

          ACTION RECOMMENDED:  Approve AF Form 1000 submitted under separate cover.

          SUGGESTED OPRs/OCRs:  HQ USAF/SGHR

          SUBMITTER:  [(b)(2)]               HQ ATC/SGAX